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Capitals vs. Islanders March 26, 2013

WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 26: Brooks Laich #21 of the Washington Capitals warms up before an NHL game against the New York Islanders at Verizon Center on March 26, 2013 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Patrick McDermott/NHLI via Getty Images)

He's only 17 but he can see the ice so well and he moves the puck and goes to the open ice all the time, so I just think he's a player that is ready to play in the NHL. I'm really looking forward to coaching someone like this.

— U.S. National Junior Team coach Ron Wilson on Auston Matthews, the projected No. 1 pick of the 2016 NHL Draft